Purchaser with End-to-End Responsibility

Do you want to work in a role where you are responsible for the entire purchasing process – from forecasting and ordering to follow-up and brand ownership? Do you thrive in a family-oriented organization with short decision-making paths, strong team spirit, and well-established supplier relationships? Then this could be your next step.

About J.A. Sundqvist

Sundqvist is a family-owned company and a leading distributor of kitchen products and premium brands on the Nordic market. The company represents several well-known international brands and operates today in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The business is characterized by long-term thinking, quality, and close collaborations – both internally and externally. Sundqvist is now looking for an experienced Purchaser who wants to become part of a family-like team focused on long-term relationships and quality.

About the Role

You will become part of the purchasing department, where the team works closely together and is characterized by high competence, lack of hierarchy, and strong collaboration.

As a purchaser, you are responsible for several own brands and drive the purchasing process from start to finish. The role involves close collaboration with sales, logistics, and suppliers to ensure the right products, the right stock levels, and accurate forecasts. You will also contribute to the development of working methods and system support within purchasing.

Your main responsibilities:

• Independently drive the purchasing process from needs planning to ordering and follow-up
• Work with forecasts and ensure availability/delivery precision
• Responsible for supplier dialogue regarding orders, deliveries, and assortment
• Actively contribute to our S&OP process, participate in follow-up and improvement of forecast quality
• Identify deviations (over-/understock, delivery risks) and propose actions
• Work in business systems with item data and purchasing administration
• Provide operational support to the organization regarding stock, delivery options, and price/margin structure

We are looking for you who

We are looking for you who have a few years of experience in operational purchasing and who thrive with significant personal responsibility. You are used to driving your processes independently while appreciating close collaboration with colleagues.

You are motivated by creating structure, ensuring efficient purchasing flows, and developing working methods where it adds value. At the same time, you are humble, non-hierarchical, and thrive in a business where the team always comes before the individual.

We see that you have:

• A few years of experience in operational purchasing
• Experience in forecasting and needs planning
• Experience with international supplier contacts
• Experience working with own suppliers or brands
• Good system proficiency and an interest in developing working methods and processes
• Very good skills in Excel
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Post-secondary education in purchasing, logistics, economics, or equivalent

Experience with AGR Inventory is a merit.

To succeed in the role, we see that you are:

• Humble and non-hierarchical
• Self-driven and responsible
• Structured and meticulous
• Proactive, analytical, and solution-oriented
• Flexible and collaborative
• A team player who thrives in close collaboration with other functions (purchasing, logistics, sales)

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. At J.A. Sundqvist, you become part of a close-knit team where collaboration, respect, and long-term thinking permeate the business. Here we are looking for a person who wants to contribute to the group's shared success.

About the Employment

This is a consulting assignment via OIO with a duration of approximately 12 months.

• Scope: Full-time
• Start: Immediately or as agreed
• Location: Torslanda, Gothenburg
• Working hours: Monday–Thursday 07:30–17:00, Friday 08:00–15:00. Possibility of some hybrid work
• Assignment duration: Approximately 12 months

About OIO

Our passion is to help you find the right role and workplace. At the same time, we are aware that you are picky and choose carefully before taking the next step in your career – we would do the same. Therefore, we work dedicatedly in the recruitment process to get to know you and your ambitions. We believe that people in the right place have a greater chance of reaching their full potential. Through fair, hassle-free employment terms and supportive leadership, we then actively work with your engagement and development. In this way, we strive to become a natural career partner for you.